Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-29
BUCKEYE DEMOCRATS.
Cleveland Indorsed-- zen. Powell for
Governor.


The Ohio De mocratic state convention
met IN Cleveland on the 2lst inst. to nomi
nate candidates for governor, lieutenant
governor, attorney general treasurer of
state, auditor of state, two judges OF the
supreme court and member of the board
OF public works.
The platform, which was unanimously
idopted, indorses the administration of
President Cleveland; demands the judi
cious reduction OF the pre- ent burdensome
tariff; the payment Of liberal pensions to
union soldiers, favors the reduction of
the internal revenue tax, except on liquors :;
demands that the public lands should be
held for actual settler; expresses hearty
sympathy with ireland in her struggle for
home rule; commends the cause of labor
and advocates the restriction of corpo-
rate powers; denounces the present repub-
lican state administration as weak. parti-
san, personal and unbusinesslike and calls
upon the people TO turn it out of power.
The nomination OF cand idates resulted
rs follows; For governor, cen. Powell,
nominated on the second ballot: for leu
tenant governor, ID. G.. Goodman of Port
age county. nominated by acclaim ton /;
supreme Judge long term, l. j. Crttenden
or Holmes county was nominated by ac-
clamatlon For supreme judge, short
ttTIu tie COnItHL was between NlTRll L.
Kline of Cleveland and John S. Leedom Of
Crbana. The ballot resulted, Kline 43l,
Ieedom pa
The nominee for governor is a native OF
the state, a lawyer, abo I years OF age,
and his home l. in Delaware. He is n large
man, with sandy compile yion and n sun
ny disposition, and extremely popular
among those who know him as his com
mon designation of Tom Powell indicates.
He gets his military title OF general from
having nj ha 70 ~
Outside OF his own personal popularity
his nomination T. largely due to the sup
port which Humans friends gave him.
when IL was determined that the old Ro-
mans name was not TO 20 before the con
yention. This was contributed, in part,
1t least, because between Thurman and
Payne there is a bitter enmity, and Payne
had endorsed the candidacy of Foran,
whose nomination at one time appeare
probable. Gen. Powell Is graduate Of
Delaware college, and he and For keI.
who will he his opponent were school
mates and are now personal friends. Pow
ell was defeated for congress in the Della
ware district by a small majority. He is
"A very eloquent speaker, and has frequent
ly distinguished himself on the stump and
In set orations at the annual banquets of
the Jacksonian club OF Columbus. He is n
hustler and will make lively campaign
again his cd friend sud schoolmate, tn @
present governor
The nominee for lieutenant governor,
u. G. Goldman known among the boys as
"Clint Goldman is wealthy manufac-
turer OF Ravenna, Portage county, but is
more especially noted as a horse fsncier
than for any Qualities of the statesman he
possesses Tie l. a friend of Senator Payne,
whose influence went to his support
Hanged at the Age Of Twelve.
At Barnwell. s. c., Judge Hudson SEN
fenced Axey Cherry, colored girl twelve
= years old. TO he hanged on the third Fri
day in September for the murder of the
infant Of Mr.. Amos Williams Of Allendale,
I'm Barnwell county. The child was sent
by her mother TO act as nurse for the VIZ
rams baby. She poked around the house
in so negligent manner that she had TO
be constantly scolded. After a scoldng
one day she was overheard mutterng to
herself that she wasn't going TO bother
with that baby much more.
I few days after this concentrated I've
was used in securing the floor, and when
Mrs. Williams left the room for a few
minutes she told Axey that the lye was